Setting the Stage
• Navy and Air Force will meet for the 46th time on the gridiron when they square off on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Saturday’s game, presented by USAA, is slated for an 11:40 a.m. kickoff.
• A record crowd is expected for the game. The current stadium record is 37,970 for Pitt on Oct. 18, 2008. Seating capacity for Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is 34,000, however, it does not include standing-room only tickets that have been sold.
• This is the first leg in the battle for the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy between the three Service Academies (Air Force, Army, Navy). The team that wins both Service Academy games wins the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy and will take a trip to the White House to meet the President of the United States, Barack Obama. If all three teams produce a 1-1 record, the previous year’s winner (Navy) would retain the trophy, but does not make the trip to the White House. Navy has won the trophy in eight of the last 10 years.
• Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by CBS with Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color) and Evan Washburn (sideline) calling the action.

Game Day Festivities
• Pregame festivities will get underway at approximately 9:00 a.m. with the Navy Football Team Walk. Originating at the Blue Angel in the southwest corner of the stadium, the team will make its way down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking up the drive to the stadium. Fans are encouraged to line up on both sides of the sidewalk to cheer for the team.
• The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will take place at 11:16 a.m.
• The exchange of Midshipmen and Cadets who are spending a semester at their Service Academy rival will take place at 11:31 a.m.
• Between the first and second quarters there will be a recognition of the Navy’s 238th Birthday. Saturday marks a week-long celebration that will culminate on Oct. 13.
• The USAA Field Goal Challenge will take place at halftime where select fans will win a concession voucher.
• Fans will receive a commemorative Navy photo on the concourse at Gate E compliments of USAA. Photos from the game can be shared using #AFvsNAVY13.
• The first 10,000 fans will also receive a commemorative poster celebrating the 1963 Cotton Bowl team.
• At halftime, the 1963 Cotton Bowl team will be recognized on the 50th anniversary of the greatest team to play at Navy. That team finished 9-2 and was ranked No. 2 in the country. The Mids owned victories over West Virginia, William & Mary, Michigan, VMI, Pittsburgh, Notre Dame, Maryland, Duke and Army. The Army game was played a week later than it was supposed to after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Mids lost in the Cotton Bowl to No. 1 Texas, 28-6. Roger Staubach won the Heisman Trophy that year, the second and last Navy player to win college football’s highest honor (Joe Bellino won it in 1960). Staubach ran for 418 yards and eight touchdowns, while throwing for 1,474 yards and seven touchdowns in that magical season.
• Also at halftime, the coach of the 1963 team, Wayne Hardin, will be recognized for being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Hardin is the 24th person affiliated with the Naval Academy to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and the third head coach, joining Gil Dobie (17-3 at Navy from 1917-19) and George Welsh (55-46-1 at Navy from 1973-81). Hardin will officially be inducted at the 56th National Football Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner on December 10th, 2013, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City and officially enshrined in the summer of 2014 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Ga. Hardin compiled a record of 38-22-2 as Navy’s head coach from 1959-64, including a 5-1 mark against Army and a 3-3 record against Notre Dame. He coached two Heisman Trophy winners in Joe Bellino (1960) and Roger Staubach (1963) and led Navy to two New Year’s Day bowl games. The 1960 team compiled a record of 9-2 and was ranked No. 4 in the country under the direction of Hardin and earned victories over Boston College, Washington, SMU, Air Force, Notre Dame, Virginia and Army before losing to Missouri, 21-14, in the Orange Bowl. In 1963, the Midshipmen rose to No. 2 in the national rankings with a 9-2 record before losing to No. 1 Texas, 28-6, in the Cotton Bowl.
• Between the third and fourth quarter, the 2013 Navy women’s lacrosse team will be recognized. The Mids finished the 2013 campaign with a 19-2 record, won a fourth-straight Patriot League Tournament title and won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in school history.
• Following the game will be the playing of both the Air Force and Navy alma maters. The losing team’s alma mater will be played first, followed by the winning team.

The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy
• The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy is presented annually to the winner of the football competition among the three major service academies — Army, Navy and Air Force — and is named in honor of the President of the United States.
• Navy has dominated of late, winning the trophy a Service Academy record seven-consecutive years from 2003-09 and winning a Service Academy record 15 straight games against Air Force and Army in the process. Air Force lost to both Army (41-21) and Navy (28-21 OT) last year to surrender the trophy after holding it for two years (2010, `11)..
• Navy has won the trophy a total of 13 times: 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012.
• When there is no clear-cut winner, the trophy remains with the winner of the previous year’s competition. • The three-sided trophy stands two-and-a-half-feet tall and is engraved with the academy seals. Reproductions of the three mascots — the Army Mule, the Navy Goat and the Air Force Falcon — are ensconced on the respective sides of this bauble. The trophy is sponsored by the West Point Association of Graduates, the Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Air Force Association of Graduates.
• The year in which the trophy is won is engraved on AA plate gracing the respective academy’s side of the trophy.

Service Academy Dominance
• Navy has amassed an 85-46 (.649) overall record in the last 11 years, while Air Force is 69-60 (.535) and Army is 34-91 (.272). The Mids are 18-2 against the other two Service Academies since 2003 and have won 19 of its last 21 Service Academy games dating back to the 2002 Army-Navy game.

Scouting Air Force
• Air Force owns a 1-4 record, having played a tough schedule. Its lone win was against Colgate of the Patriot League, 38-13.
• The Falcons have lost to conference foes Utah State (52-20), Boise State (42-20), Wyoming (56-23) and Nevada (45-42).
• Sophomore quarterback Karson Roberts was impressive in his first career start last Saturday night against Nevada. Roberts rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries as he helped lead the Falcons to 453 yards of total offense and 42 points.
• Fullback Broam Hart is the Falcons’ leading rusher with 292 yards and three touchdowns on 62 carries. Running back Jon Lee has rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries.
• Sam Gagliano leads the Air Force receiving corps with eight catches for 112 yards and one touchdown, while Ty MaCarthur has seven catches for 99 yards.
• The Falcon defense is led by Joey Nichol (53 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss) and Steffon Batts (37 tackles, 3 pass breakups).

Navy vs. The Mountain West
• Navy is 20-34 (.370) all-time against teams currently residing in the Mountain West Conference.
• The Mids have played six – Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State – of the 12 teams that make up the Mountain West.

Looking To Go 3-1 For The First Time Since 2006
• Navy is off to a 2-1 start for the third time in the last four seasons and will be looking to go 3-1 for the first time since 2006.
• The Mids were 2-1 in 2011 before losing at home to Air Force in overtime (35-34). The Mids ended up losing six in a row en route to a disappointing 5-7 season.
• In 2006, the Mids defeated East Carolina (28-23), Massachusetts (21-20) and Stanford (37-9) to start the year 3-0 before falling to Tulsa, 24-23, in overtime. That Navy team went on to post a 9-4 record and played Boston College in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Saturday’s football game between Navy and Air Force presented by USAA is sold out. A record attendance is expected to be on hand at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the 11:40 AM kick. Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by CBS and will be streamed live for free at www.navysports.com/allaccess

Tickets still remain for the Oct. 26 Homecoming game against Pitt (1:00 PM), the Nov. 9 game against Hawai’i (3:30 PM) and the Nov. 16 game against South Alabama (3:30 PM). You can purchase tickets online by going to:http://bit.ly/LNw2FX or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

Parking at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is sold out. Lots will be open at 7:00 AM. Only fans with a pre-purchased parking pass will be able to park on site. We suggest fans arrive early. Parking permits must remain visible while parked, hanging from the rearview mirror or resting on the dash. Each parking pass must accompany a vehicle.

Fans without a parking pass for Saturday can go here: http://bit.ly/1hg5fRX for information regarding satellite and auxiliary parking alternatives. Please note that Germantown Elementary School parking will open at 7:00 AM for the Air Force game.

For those fans with orange and red perimeter parking passes you should plan to arrive to the game at least two hours prior to the 11:30 AM kickoff to assure your spots will be held. After 9:30 AM these spots will be filled by general passes.

Stadium gates will open at 9:30 AM. There is no re-entry at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium until halftime. You must get your hand stamped while exiting the stadium and show both your stamp and game ticket upon re-entry.

Please check your tickets for Saturday now so you know where to go on game day. Reserved seats have a specific section, row and seat number. Standing room only and Billy the Kid tickets are for the grass hill only. Billy the Kid tickets are for those ages 12 and under. Chairs are not permitted in the stadium, but blankets are allowed. Please be aware that since the game is sold out the hill will be more crowded than usual and space will be limited.

The game day ticket office is located on the North side of the stadium, outside of the Class of ’53 Pavilion. The office will open at 9:00 AM to take care of any will call pick-ups and handle any questions you might have. A photo ID is required to pick up the tickets. There is a $10 per ticket fee to duplicate lost, stolen or forgotten tickets.

Fans will tickets to the Captain’s BBQ will be allowed to enter the stadium at 9:00 AM through Gates P or D. Both Captain’s BBQ tickets and game tickets are required for entry. The Captain’s BBQ closes at kickoff. This weekend’s Captain’s BBQ is sold out.

Setting the Stage
• Navy and Delaware will meet for the 17th on the gridiron when they square off on Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000). Kickoff is set for 3:30 pm. The presenting sponsor for Saturday’s game is BB&T.
• This will be the first meeting between the two schools since 2011 when Navy defeated the Blue Hens, 40-17. Navy has won two straight and three of the last four contests against Delaware.
• Saturday’s game will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network with Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sidelines) calling the action.

Game Day Festivities
• Pregame festivities will get underway at approximately 1:00 pm with the Navy Football Team Walk. Originating at the Blue Angel in the southwest corner of the stadium, the team will make its way down the sidewalk and through NavyFest before walking up the drive to the stadium. Fans are encouraged to line up on both sides of the sidewalk to cheer for the team.
• The March-On of the Brigade of Midshipmen will take place at 3:10 pm.
• The Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will perform at halftime.
• Following the game will be the playing of the Mids’ alma mater, Navy Blue & Gold.

Scouting Delaware
• Delaware is off to a 2-0 start with victories over Jacksonville (51-35) and Delaware State (42-21).
• The Blue Hens sport a balanced offense rushing for 250.5 yards per game and throwing for 283.0 yards per game.
• The Delaware rushing attack is led by senior running back Andrew Pierce, who has rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries. Senior running back Julian Laing has 138 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.
• Junior quarterback Trent Hurley, a transfer from Bowling Green, has completed 71.7 percent of his passes this season (43-60) for 566 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Hurley’s favorite targets are junior wide receiver Michael Johnson (11-204, 1 TD), junior tight end Nick Boyle (8-111, 2 TD) and senior wide receiver Rob Jones (8-108, 2 TD).
• Junior linebacker Pat Callaway leads the Delaware defense with 18 tackles, two tackles for a loss, a sack and an interception, while sophomore defensive back Craig Brodsky has 11 tackles and two pass breakups.
• Delaware has 11 FBS transfers, including four from Maryland, two from Pitt, two from Rutgers and one each from Bowling Green, Connecticut and Virginia.

Navy vs. The CAA
• Navy is 55-17-1 (.760) all-time against teams from the Colonial Athletic Association.
• The Mids have played William & Mary the most (40 games, 33-6-1), while Delaware has handed Navy the most losses (7, 9-7).

Navy In Home Openers
• Navy is 8-3 (.727) in home openers during the “triple option era” (2002-present) and 5-0 under current head coach Ken Niumatalolo.

Navy Grinds Out 41-35 Victory Over Indiana
• BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Two nights after coach Ken Niumatalolo’s mother died in Hawaii, the Midshipmen put a heart-shaped decal on their shoulder pads and played like a wrecking crew. Keenan Reynolds rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, Darius Staten added another 106 yards on the ground and the Midshipmen ground out a 41-35 victory at Indiana in their season opener – their first road win over a Big Ten foe since 1979 at Illinois.
• On a night the Mids held an almost two-to-one advantage in possession time and rushed for 444 yards, they committed only five penalties, had no turnovers and wound up with only three negative rushing plays – one of those coming on a kneel-down on the game’s final play.
• Navy won for the first time in three tries in Bloomington and beat a BCS foe for the 20th time since 2003 – the most of any non-BCS school in the nation over the last decade.
• Reynolds kept the ball on Navy’s throwback triple option 32 times. Geoffrey Whiteside ran nine times for 97 yards, and DeBrandon Sanders carried five times for 68 yards. In all, the Midshipmen ran 70 times, averaging 6.3 yards per carry, and never even bobbled the ball on a pitch. Navy threw just five passes with Reynolds completing two for 71 yards.
• The Hoosiers wanted to avenge last year’s late debacle at Navy, a game in which the Midshipmen rallied for a 31-30 victory by scoring 10 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes.
• Quarterback Nate Sudfeld did what he could, going 31 of 42 with 363 yards and three TDs.
• Hoosiers fans thought their revamped defense was vastly improved after a 73-35 rout of Indiana State. Instead, they were no match against Navy, which jumped to a 17-0 lead and never gave Indiana a chance to tie the score or take the lead in a game that Navy never punted.
• The Midshipmen opened the game with 29 consecutive runs, churning out 212 yards in roughly 1 1/2 quarters and finished the first half with 255 yards rushing – just two fewer yards than it had in last year’s game against the Hoosiers.
• They finished with 18 carries of at least 10 yards, and it started quickly as Whiteside ran for 31 yards on Navy’s first offensive play and went for 18 two plays later. Eventually, Reynolds scored on at 1-yard TD run to make it 7-0.
• Then, after stopping Indiana on a fourth-down try at the Hoosiers’ 34-yard line, Chris Swain scored on a 3-yard run to make it 14-0. Navy settled for a 23-yard field goal on its next possession and, after Sudfeld threw a perfect 45-yard TD pass to Kofi Hughes, answered with another long scoring drive that Noah Copeland capped with a 3-yard TD run to make it 24-7.
• Reynolds opened the scoring with a 2-yard TD run to start the third quarter and his third scoring run of the night made it 38-21.
• Indiana could have had a chance to tie the score if it recovered a late onside kick, but the Hoosiers recovered out of bounds and Reynolds ran out the clock.

Close Calls
• Navy has won six-consecutive games decided by eight points or less dating back to the 2011 Army-Navy game. The Mids are 1-0 this season after beating Indiana in last week’s opener, 41-35.
• The Mids are 19-13 (.594) under head coach Ken Niumatalolo in games decided by eight points or less. One of those 13 includes Navy’s 35-32 loss to Utah in the 2007 Poinsettia Bowl in which Niumatalolo served as head coach.

Continuity Is The Key To Success
• Navy is one of 18 schools to have its entire coaching staff back from the previous season. The other schools are Akron, Baylor, Boise State, Buffalo, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rice, Toledo, Tulane, Tulsa and Vanderbilt.
• In fact, Navy has lost just two coaches in the five years that Ken Niumatalolo has been the head coach and eight of Navy’s coaches have been in Annapolis for at least 10 years.
• Defensive line coach Dale Pehrson is in his 18th year at Navy, Niumatalolo is in his 16th year, offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper is in his 14th year, defensive coordinator Buddy Green, secondary coach Keith Jones and slot backs coach Danny O’Rourke are all entering their 12th year at Navy, offensive line coach Chris Culton is in his 11th year and outside linebackers coach Tony Grantham is entering his 10th year in Annapolis.
• Jasper is entering his sixth year as the offensive coordinator and he teams with Green, who is entering his 12th year as the defensive coordinator, to make Navy one of just five schools in the country to have the same offensive and defensive coordinators for at least six years. The other teams on that list are Oregon State (OC in 9th, DC in 11th), Wake Forest (OC in 11th, DC in 6th), Northwestern (OC and DC both in 6th) and SMU (OC and DC both in 6th).

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo put his team through a 95-play scrimmage on Saturdaymorning in the annual Blue & Gold Scrimmage at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

“I thought the defense got the better of the offense today,” said Niumatalolo. “There were good and bad things on both sides of the ball and we still have a lot of work to do to get ready for Indiana. The good thing is we still have four weeks to get better.”

The most impressive players of the scrimmage were sophomore fullback Chris Swain and freshman outside linebacker William Tuider.

Swain rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown on just four carries and had a 45-yard touchdown run called back.

Swain’s 41-yard touchdown run showed his impressive speed as he just ran by several defenders that had an angle on him and his 45-yard touchdown run that was called back because of a holding call on Tanner Fleming showed his power as he ran through a defender at the line of scrimmage and broke several other tackles en route to the end zone.

“Chris Swain has a chance to be the best fullback we’ve ever had here,” said Niumatalolo. “He still has some things to work on, but he is impressive running the football.”

Tuider recorded five tackles, three tackles for a loss and a sack in the scrimmage and consistently caused problems for the Navy offense.

“Tuider looked like a starter out there today,” said Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green. “We still have four weeks until that first game so a lot can happen, but he was certainly impressive.”

Sophomore Keenan Reynolds had a solid day at quarterback completing 13-15 passes for 141 yards, while rushing for 25 yards on 10 carries. He did take a costly sack that cost the offense a field goal.

“I would say Keenan was 50-50 today,” said Navy offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ivin Jasper. “He did some good things and there are some other things we still need to work on.”

Sophomore slot back DeBrandon Sanders had a solid day with 35 yards rushing on five carries, while big freshman fullback Shawn White carried the ball eight times for 29 yards and a touchdown.

Sophomore slot back Ed Royds caught a 50-yard pass from Kody Akers, while junior slot back Geoffrey Whiteside had three catches for 48 yards and senior wide receiver Matt Aiken had two catches for 24 yards.

Sophomore safety Edward Robinson was the leading tackler on the day with eight tackles, while junior linebacker Maika Polamalu was impressive with seven tackles. Sophomore defensive end Sean Reaver had six tackles and a ½ tackles for a loss, while senior defensive end Paul Quessenberry had five tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack. Junior outside linebacker Chris Johnson, who missed all of last year with a torn ACL, recorded five tackles and a tackle for a loss.

The offense ran 95 plays for 492 yards (5.2 yards per play). The defense recorded 10 tackles for a loss, three sacks and a fumble recovery (Shakir Robinson recovered it).

Offense

Rushing

Chris Swain: 4-43 (1 TD), 41 yard TD run. Had a 45-yard TD run called back

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After a successful first trip to Annapolis last year, the Ravens once again took training camp on the road Sunday in a public practice at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

The Ravens drew more than 20,000 fans to Annapolis last year for one of three public practices to offset the discontinuation of training camp in Westminster. Once again, Baltimore will hold practices at M&T Bank Stadium as well as Stevenson University this summer in an effort to give fans an opportunity to see them practice.

The organization did not have an official attendance figure after Sunday’s practice, but a team official described the crowd as “comparable” to last year’s turnout.

Baltimore is now two weeks into camp and still a few days away from its preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, making Sunday a golden opportunity to break up the monotony of daily practices at the team’s training facility in Owings Mills. It also provided a stadium setting for rookie players getting ready for their first live-game action on Thursday.

“The great thing about it is that you get in a situation like this where you’re in a stadium,” Harbaugh said. “It’s amazing how guys’ brains seem to shut down the first time they get into a new environment. So, you go down to Tampa and you go on the road in a game, and it’s hard for them, so they start making little mistakes. I think this will be a stepping-stone towards that.”

Safety James Ihedigbo (neck) and wide receiver David Reed (groin) were new absentees on Sunday, joining Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda (shoulder), linebacker Jameel McClain (neck), offensive lineman Ryan Jensen (foot), and defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore as non-participants. According to the Ravens’ official Twitter account on Friday, Ihedigbo was shaken up on the final play of practice in Owings Mills, but the injury wasn’t believed to be serious.

Both Harbaugh and Ihedigbo confirmed the strong safety is dealing with a minor neck injury. Ihedigbo was listed as the starter on the team’s first depth chart released last week as he continues to compete with first-round pick Matt Elam, who took the reps with the first-team defense on Sunday.

“We’re just giving James a rest on the neck,” Harbaugh said. “He kind of got tweaked a little bit – [there’s] a little strain in there. It’s from the special teams drills. He goes pretty hard in there, so more than anything, I want to back him off a little bit.”

Tight end Ed Dickson practiced on Sunday but left the field early in the session after tweaking his hamstring. The injury forced veteran Visanthe Shiancoe into extensive action with the starting offense.

Harbaugh eased concerns about Dickson’s status after practice as the Ravens are already dealing with the season-ending hip injury suffered by starting tight end Dennis Pitta.

“His hamstring grabbed a little bit, so we pulled him out for precautionary reasons,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll take a look at it tomorrow and see how it looks and see where we’re at.”

Offensive lineman Ramon Harewood returned to the practice field for the first time in over a week Sunday after receiving an injection to alleviate swelling in his knee.

Fans greeted players with loud cheers and enthusiasm as they took the field shortly after 5 p.m., with Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco receiving the loudest reaction.

Tucker comes up short by his long standards

Kicker Justin Tucker had no problem converting a series of kicks from under 50 yards Sunday, but the Ravens once again tested the limits of his remarkable range.

After missing a 58-yard attempt wide to the left, Tucker came up just short on kicks from 63, 65, and 68 yards. The second-year kicker hit the crossbar on a 63-yarder, which is the distance equaling the NFL record.

“It was fun,” said Harbaugh, who’s teased his kicker whenever he’s missed from record-setting distances this summer. “It was great to see him out here in front of the crowd and get the long field goals. I’m always disappointed when he misses those 69-yarders, you know?”

McKinnie sounds off on weight issue

Left tackle Bryant McKinnie appeared to be growing tired of the questions about his weight on Sunday after he missed the first full-squad workout two weeks ago for being roughly 10 pounds overweight.

The 33-year-old has taken part in every workout since, but he is still trying to reach his target weight of 346 pounds that was prescribed by the teae. McKinnie said Sunday that he hasn’t played at that weight since 2002 but is moving closer to it.

“It’s not an issue,” McKinnie said. “I’m not like a big, huge guy. I’m not fat or sloppy. People will see me and they’re like, ‘Oh, you lost a lot of weight.’ Actually, I didn’t. It’s just every time I’m overweight — whether it’s five or 10 pounds — people assume I’ve just ballooned up.”

Odds & ends

Flacco and wide receiver Torrey Smith appeared to be picking on third-year cornerback Chykie Brown as they connected for two touchdowns against him during 11-on-11 drills. The pair completed a score on a comeback route on which Brown lost his footing and later connected on a touchdown strike on a quick inside slant in the red zone. … Rookie wide receiver Aaron Mellette caught a long touchdown from backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor as the seventh-round pick beat cornerback Asa Jackson to catch a pretty pass. … Wide receiver Jacoby Jones had the most impressive route of the day, burning Jimmy Smith badly on a double move that caused the third-year defensive back to fall down during a 1-on-1 drill. … Rookie cornerback Moe Lee intercepted a Tyrod Taylor pass in a team drill, showing a quick break on the ball to continue his impressive camp despite an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster. … Owner Steve Bisciotti and general manager Ozzie Newsome were present after attending Jonathan Ogden’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio on Saturday night. As practice was concluding, Bisciotti heeded the cries of young fans to show off his Super Bowl ring, pretending to toss the ring into the stands before walking over and offering the children a closer look at the gaudy piece of jewelry.

• Sixth-year Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo will open the 2013 season when the Midshipmen report for fall camp on Friday, Aug. 2, and will hold the first day of practice on Saturday, Aug. 3 following Media Day.

• Because Navy will be idle the first week of the season, the Mids will have just one two-a-day practice session at this year’s camp (Monday, Aug. 12).

• This year’s Media Day / FanFest will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 am-12-noon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

• The team will hold its annual Blue & Gold Scrimmage at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 10 am.

• Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced at the annual Navy football banquet that senior linebacker Cody Peterson and senior wide receiver Matt Aiken have been elected team captains for the 2013 football season by their teammates.

• “Being elected team captain at the Naval Academy is one of the highest honors you can receive at an institution that prides itself on producing great leaders,” said Niumatalolo. “Cody and Matt are great leaders on and off the field and there is no question in my mind that they will do a great job. They both work extremely hard and will set an example for the entire team.”

• Peterson played in all 12 games last fall, starting the final eight at inside linebacker. He finished with 67 tackles, two tackles for a loss and a forced fumble. Peterson recorded 10 tackles in Navy’s overtime victory over Air Force and a career-high 14 tackles against Army.

• Aiken has seen action in 33 games over his career and is a three-year letterwinner. He missed the first four games last year after suffering a knee injury during fall camp. He came back to catch seven passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown with 2:02 remaining in Navy’s 31-30 come-from-behind victory over Indiana. Aiken has 20 catches for 262 yards and four touchdowns in his career.

Montalvo Returns To Team

• Freshman quarterback Ralph Montalvo was involved in a serious automobile accident last year on Thanksgiving night while home in Miami.

• Montalvo was the passenger in a single-vehicle accident and was in critical condition at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami before being released from the hospital.

• He spent time in Miami and Richmond, Va. rehabiliating from his injuries and was able to return to the Academy in July.

• Montalvo will be a freshman academically and will be held out of contact until at least November of this year. He has three years of athletic eligibility remaining.

• Montalvo is a 2011 graduate of La Salle High, where he lettered in football, track and field and lacrosse. He earned Honorable Mention All-State (Fla.) honors in football and was selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Reynolds on 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List

• Navy’s Keenan Reynolds is one of 34 quarterbacks, including the only sophomore, named to the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List announced by the Davey O’Brien Foundation.

• This year’s list, which was compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, were selected based on player performance during the previous year and expectations heading into the 2013 college football season.

• Reynolds started the final eight games as a freshman in 2012 and led the Mids to a 6-2 record in his eight starts and was responsible for three fourth-quarter comebacks (Air Force, Indiana and Army). He was just the third freshman in program history to start at quarterback and the first since 1991.

• Reynolds was named the Independent Rookie of the Year by the nationwide media panel responsible for the FBS Indpendent Player of the Week awards. He anchored an offensive unit that finished the year ranked sixth nationally in rushing offense, averaging 278.46 yards per game.

• He accounted for 19 TDs on the year (nine passing, 10 rushing) and finished his freshman campaign with 649 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on 162 carries, while completing 61 of his 108 pass attempts for 898 yards with nine touchdowns and just two interceptions.

• Reynolds had at least one rushing touchdown in five of his eight starts and threw at least one touchdown pass in five of his eight starts. He was the first Navy quarterback to win his first four career starts since senior Bob Powers, who won his first six career starts in 1979.

• Appearing on the Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Davey O’Brien Award. Quarterbacks from all 125 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools are eligible for the award until the field is narrowed to 16 semifinalists on Monday, Nov. 4. The Foundation and the Selection Committee will announce three finalists on Monday, Nov. 25. The 2013 Davey O’Brien Winner will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 12.

• Junior punter Pablo Beltran was the only Navy player selected to the Preseason First-Team All-Independent Team by Phil Steele in his 2013 College Football Preview Magazine.

• Beltran averaged 43.6 yards per punt on 44 punts last year as a sophomore, which was the third-best punting average in school history. Fifteen of his 44 punts were fair caught and 18 were downed inside the 20. He had 11 punts of 50 yards or more.

• Beltran is averaging 40.9 yards per punt on 79 punts in his career, which is the third-best average in school history. The school record for career punting average is 42.5 yards per punt by John Skaggs from 2000-03.

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo will be on WNST in Baltimore this afternoon at 2:45 PM. Niumatalolo will join host Glenn Clark to talk about the upcoming season that kicks off on Saturday with Navy FanFest/Media Day at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (10 a.m.-12 noon).

Navy fans that live in the Baltimore area can listen to the interview live on 1570 AM or you can listen to the interview around the world at: http://wnst.net/

Single game and season tickets are still available by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or online at: http://bit.ly/LNw2FY

Navy Fan Fest/Media Day Presented By Beach Boys/Papa John’s Pizza Set For Saturday, August 3

10 a.m.-12 noon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Navy fans are invited to the 2013 Navy Football Fan Fest/Media Day Presented By Beach Boys/Papa John’s Pizza on Saturday, August 3 from 10 a.m.-12 noon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Navy players will sign autographs on the blue side (press box side) concourse from 10:00-11:00 AM., before moving down to the field to interact with the fans on the field.

Fan Fest activities will include interactive inflatable games, giveaways and live music. The first 250 kids will receive a free t-shirt. Fans attending should enter the parking lot through Gate 5 off of Taylor Avenue and enter the stadium on the Blue or press box side. There will be a $5 charge for parking and admission to the event is free.

Fans will also be able to purchase football tickets and merchandise. For more information contact Kris Morgenthaler (410) 293-8712 or at whitacre@usna.edu.

The 2013 Navy football team will report to camp on Friday, August 2 and the first practice will be held on Saturday, August 3. The annual Blue-Gold BBQ and Scrimmage will take place on Saturday, August 10 at 10 AM at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. To become a member of Blue & Gold go to: http://www.navysports.com/trads/navy-blue-gold.html.